Planners Ok Change In Zoning For Mall

December 3, 1999|STAFF REPORTS

SUNRISE

Sunrise Land Group's proposed upscale fashion mall cleared another small hurdle in a lengthy planning and permitting process last night.

The city planning and zoning advisory board voted 3-1 to recommend changing the zoning of 153 acres on the southwest corner of West Oakland Park Boulevard and Flamingo Road from residential to commercial. The area is currently zoned for apartments. The advisory board also recommended converting an adjacent 12-acre city-owned parcel to open space for a park.

Sunrise Land Group, a H. Wayne Huizenga entity, has proposed building the mall across the road from the Sawgrass Mills outlet mall.

The proposed fashion mall would have four anchor stores and a total of 1.5 million square feet of retail space.

Alex Muxo, spokesman for Sunrise Land Group, said he expects the City Commission to vote on the zone change Dec. 14.